The United Nations Security Council has rejected a US bid to extend a global arms embargo on Iran. In the Security Council’s vote on Friday, Washington received only support from the Dominican Republic for its resolution to extend the embargo indefinitely, requiring far from the minimum of nine “yes” votes …
Read More »Hezbollah will react if Israel explodes behind Beirut, Nasrallah says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that his group would wait for results of an investigation into the Beirut port explosion, but if it turns out to be a sabotage operation by Israel, it would “pay an equal price”. The leader of the powerful Iran-backed …
Read More »US sees embarrassing UN defeat over Iran embargo proposal | World news
The United States has suffered a humiliating defeat among the United Nations because its proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran received support from only the Dominican Republic in the Security Council vote. The US resolution was never likely passed in the face of Russian and Chinese opposition. It …
Read More »Hezbollah will react if Israel explodes behind Beirut, Nasrallah says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that his group would wait for results of an investigation into the Beirut port explosion, but if it turns out to be a sabotage operation by Israel, it would “pay an equal price”. The leader of the powerful Iran-backed …
Read More »Russia calls ‘urgent’ summit on Iran to prevent UN ‘confrontation’ | Russia News
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed an online summit with the United States, Britain, France, China, Germany and Iran in a bid to prevent “confrontation and escalation” at the United Nations, where Washington is trying to extend an arms embargo on Tehran . “The issue is urgent,” Putin said in …
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